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I am small entrepreneur who runs a small pub in the street where I live. I am told that the law does not allow selling beers and other intoxicating liquors to persons under the age of 18 years. Is my understanding correct? AK, Moshi Your understanding is not correct. Legal age to drink is actually […]
Selling alcohol to under 18 years child I am small entrepreneur who runs a small pub in the street where I live. I am told that the law does not allow selling beers and other intoxicating liquors to persons under the age of 18 years. Is my understanding correct? AK, Moshi Your understanding is not […]
We are a company running a real estate business by building and leasing apartments to desiring tenants. Most of our tenants are foreigners. One of our tenants left the country in February, 2020 just before the Corona outbreak in Tanzania. The tenant has not returned to the country todate and we don’t know his whereabouts. […]
I drive my own car to and from my work-place. As is the case with many other men, on my way home I take few beers in the bars situated along the road. I would like to know if the law prescribes the quantity of beers a driver is authorised to drink as a police […]
Amount of alcohol a driver is allowed to consume I drive my own car to and from my work-place. As is the case with many other men, on my way home I take few beers in the bars situated along the road. I would like to know if the law prescribes the quantity of beers […]
Legal Update – 2 September 2021
Employment contract with a minor We are a food processing company operating in a remote area. In the place where we are operating, there are many poor families and orphans and in order to help children and the orphans around, we would like to employ them to perform some light work available. Our questions are […]
I have heard news in the international media that in other countries some people have been found selling counterfeit Covid-19 vaccines. Do we have such a law in Tanzania that addresses sale or supply of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines? AO, Arusha Yes. We have such protection under our laws. Under section 76 of the Tanzania Medicine […]
It is one year now since I contracted my marriage but feel I need to petition the Court for divorce because I suspect my husband has an adulterous association with other women. There are people telling me that the law does not allow divorce before expiry 2 years from the date of contracting the marriage. […]
One evening whilst on the road training my 17 year old daughter how to drive, we were stopped by a traffic police who asked us two questions. First if my daughter had a learner driver’s licence and if I had an instructor’s certificate. My daughter had a learner driver’s licence but I did not have […]
Uncertified driving instructor One evening whilst on the road training my 17 year old daughter how to drive, we were stopped by a traffic police who asked us two questions. First if my daughter had a learner driver’s licence and if I had an instructor’s certificate. My daughter had a learner driver’s licence but I […]
My tenant who is a foreigner left the country for abroad where he stayed for four years before returning to the country. Before he left the country he said he would stay there for only 1 week. To assure me that his stay abroad would be short, he left with me his car together with […]
I was married to a public servant but we have now divorced. My spouse is a NHIF member and I have a NHIF beneficiary card given to me as a spouse of the member. Despite the divorce, my former spouse has not demanded the return of the NHIF card. Am I allowed to continue using […]
While driving I tooted horn to alert the driver in front of me who was driving slowly to speed up. A traffic police who was also in front of me stopped me and alleged that it was wrong for me to toot. Is it an offence to toot? FM, Dar Section 39B(1)(2) of the Road […]
My wife stole money from my pocket when I was taking a short nap. In law can a wife be charged for stealing from a husband? Can I petition for divorce on grounds that my wife stole my money? Is stealing recognised as a ground for divorce? OL, Babati Before we start answering your question, […]
Wife stole my money My wife stole money from my pocket when I was taking a short nap. In law can a wife be charged for stealing from a husband? Can I petition for divorce on grounds that my wife stole my money? Is stealing recognised as a ground for divorce? OL, Babati Before we […]
Because of shortage of clean water in the suburb where I am living, I decided to dig my own water well in order to get clean water for domestic consumption. the health officer from the local government authority is harassing me that I am supposed to obtain a certificate of water quality test for me […]
I am employed by a manufacturing company as an accountant. Last year I fell sick and was given paid sick leave for 126 days; 63 days were fully paid and 63 days were half paid. I have fallen sick again this year and my doctor has recommended that I should take another long sick leave. […]
I was stopped by a traffic police who peeped inside my car and questioned me why I was driving barefoot. I told him that it is not an offence to drive barefoot and he asked me which law allows me to drive barefoot. I was unable to continue with the argument because I was not […]
Driving barefoot I was stopped by a traffic police who peeped inside my car and questioned me why I was driving barefoot. I told him that it is not an offence to drive barefoot and he asked me which law allows me to drive barefoot. I was unable to continue with the argument because I […]
While driving with my friend we were stopped by a traffic police. He claimed that my friend who was driving breached the traffic rules but my friend denied this. They started arguing and I recorded the conversation between them because the police was forcing my friend to admit the breach of traffic rules. Is it […]
I am a public servant working for one of the government agencies in the Head Office and have been a member of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) for 5 years now. I have a child born out of wedlock who is 6 years old. Can I enroll this child under my NHIF insurance cover? […]
I am employed by a very mean company as an accounts clerk. During lunch, which is my very own time, I went to a restaurant and had a couple of beers so that I could continue working even more effectively. The beers did not make me intoxicated and I timely went back to work only […]
Consuming alcohol during lunch break I am employed by a very mean company as an accounts clerk. During lunch, which is my very own time, I went to a restaurant and had a couple of beers so that I could continue working even more effectively. The beers did not make me intoxicated and I timely […]
My father stood as a surety for our neighbour who was charged with rape. He signed a bail bond of TZS 5M. Unfortunately my father passed away earlier this year and we are yet even to propose an administrator of estates of the deceased. Immediately after death of my father, my neighbour who was bailed […]
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